Beloit Canada Ltd. v. Valmet Oy, (1986) 2 F.T.R. 142 (TD)
Judge | Walsh, J. |
Court | Federal Court (Canada) |
Case Date | September 09, 1985 |
Jurisdiction | Canada (Federal) |
Citations | (1986), 2 F.T.R. 142 (TD) |
Beloit Can. Ltd. v. Valmet Oy (1986), 2 F.T.R. 142 (TD)
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Beloit Canada Ltee/Ltd. and Beloit Corporation v. Valmet Oy
(No. T-851-83)
Indexed As: Beloit Canada Ltd. v. Valmet Oy
Federal Court of Canada
Trial Division
Walsh, J.
March 10, 1986.
Summary:
The defendant applied for an order that one of the issues in an action be set down for trial before the rest of the action.
The Federal Court of Canada, Trial Division, dismissed the application.
Practice - Topic 5262.1
Trials - Trial of preliminary issue - Issue of mixed law and fact - The defendant in a patent infringement action applied to have one of the issues, the validity of the plaintiff's patent, tried first on the ground that it might dispose of the whole action - The Federal Court, Trial Division, dismissed the application, because the issue was one of mixed law and fact and would not necessarily determine the action.
Cases Noticed:
Canadian Marconi Company et al. v. Vera Prinzen Enterprises Limited et al. (1964), 46 C.P.R. 97, consd. [para. 5].
Beloit Canada Ltd. v. Oy (1986), 64 N.R. 287 (F.C.A.), refd to. [para. 5].
Cyrus J. Moulton Ltd. v. R., [1976] 1 F.C. 437, consd. [para. 8].
Central Canada Potash Co. Limited and Attorney General of Canada et al., [1974] 6 W.W.R. 374, consd. [para. 11].
Emma Silver Mining Co. v. Grant (1879), 11 Ch. D. 918, consd. [para. 11].
Morrison-Knudsen Co. v. B.C. Hydro & Power Authority, [1972] 3 W.W.R. 35, consd. [para. 11].
Waller v. Independent Order of Foresters (1905), 5 O.W.R. 421 (C.A.), consd. [para. 11].
Asbjorn Hogard A/S v. Northwest Tackle Manufacturing Ltd. et al., 56 C.P.R.(2d) 115, consd. [para. 11].
Clarkson Company Limited v. R., [1978] 1 F.C. 481, dist. [para. 12].
Zwicker and Company v. R., [1982] F. C. 159, dist. [para. 13].
Statutes Noticed:
Federal Court Rules, rule 327 [para. 7]; rule 341 [para. 8]; rule 473(1) [para. 9]; rule 474 [para. 6]; rule 488 [para. 12].
Counsel:
J.D. Wilson, for the plaintiffs;
R. Hughes, Q.C., for the defendant.
Solicitors of Record:
Lang, Michener, Cranston, Farquharson & Wright, Toronto, Ontario, for the plaintiffs;
Sim, Hughes, Toronto, Ontario, for the defendant.
This case was heard on September 9, 1985, at Toronto, Ontario, before Walsh, J., of the Federal Court of Canada, Trial Division, who delivered the following judgment on March 10, 1986:
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